lady beetle

See also: ladybeetle

English

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Noun

lady beetle (plural lady beetles)

  1. Synonym of ladybird.

Usage notes

  • This term is preferred by some entomologists when an informal term is desired, due to the regional names of ladybird in Commonwealth English and ladybug in Canadian and American English being both not universally-used and not accurately describing that lady beetles are, in fact, beetles.

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